Improvement in churns



D. R. NEVITT.

I CHURN. No.182,949. Patented Oct. 3, 1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID E. NEvITT, 0E EKIN, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. I 82,949, dated October3, 1876; application filed July 3,1876.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID R. NEVITT, of Ekin, in the county of Tipton,and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Churns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which forma part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a churndasher and the devices for operating the same, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In the'annexed drawing, Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section,embodying -my invention. y

A represents a suitable stand, upon which the churn B is placed. Fromthe stand A rises a standard, D, in the upper end of which is fastened acurved rnetal bar, C. The front end of this bar forms the upper bearingfor a vertical rod, a, the lower end of which is held in a forked iron,b, fastened in the standard D. To the upper rear end of the bar U ispivoted the operating lever G, which extends forward over the churn andin front thereof. The lever G is by a link, d, connected with anotherlever, E, below it, and this latter lever is forked at its inner or rearend, and pivoted to the standard D. The outer or front end of the leverE is by a link, e, connected to a headpiece, H, secured on the front orouter end of an arm, I, having at its inner end a sliding bar, J, movingupon the rod a. The churndasher being connected to the head-piece H, theslide J and arm I cause the dasher to move plumb in its reciprocatingmotion. By the compound leverage employed the dasher is moved up anddown the entire stroke with a comparatively small movement of theoperating lever, and the dasher is forced down with but little exertion.The dasher is raised by means of a spiral spring, K, connected to theinner end of the lever G, as shown.

L is the dasher-rod, provided at its lower end with a stationaryperforated disk, M, and a short distance above the same, on the same, isa loose four-armed wheel, N, having the edges of its arms made beveled,so as to rotate by its own up and down motion through the milk, therebygathering the butter faster. The upper end of the rod Lis made hollow orformed with a socket, i, and provided with a spring-catch, m. From thehead-piece H extends downward a vertical rod or spindle, l1., having anotch, X, cut in one side. The socket l end of the dasher-rod L ispressed upward on the spindle h until the spring-catch m enters thenotch X, thereby fastening the churndasher to the operating mechanism.To remove the same, it is only necessary to turn the rod L a shortdistance to either side, when it will come oi' by pulling downward onthe rod.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination ot' the levers G and E, links d e, head-piece H, slidingbar J with arm I, rod a, and spring K, all constructed and arranged tooperate substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

DAVID R. NEVITT.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM BUNDY, J AMES F. THOMPSON.

